Review Article

Combination Drug Delivery Approaches in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Table 6

Combination drug delivery systems based on water-soluble polymer conjugates.

Carrier compositionTherapeuticsIndicationStatusTargetingReferences

HPMA copolymerAminoglutethimide + DoxorubicinBreast cancerIn vitroPassive[63, 94]
HPMA copolymerGemcitabine + DoxorubicinProstate cancerIn vivoPassive[95]
HPMA copolymerDoxorubicin + DexamethasoneGeneral cancerIn vivoPassive[96]
HPMA copolymerTNP-470 + AlendronateBone metastasisIn vivoActive; bone[97]
HPMA copolymerPaclitaxel + AlendronateBone metastasisIn vivoActive; bone[98]
Branched PEGEpirubicin + Nitric oxideIn vivoPassive[99ā€“101]
Branched PEGCamptothecin + BH3 domain peptideIv vivoActive; LHRH[102]
HPMA copolymerTrastuzumab + PKI166HER2 overexpressed breast cancerIn vitroActive; HER2[103]

HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2; HPMA: N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide; LHRH: luteinizing-hormone release hormone.